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Traditional
Spring traditions in Britain
Mar 28, 2024
From Easter to May Day, Henrietta Easton explores some of our more unusual spring traditions… Words by Henrietta Easton
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Facts about St Patrick: 10 things you don’t know about Ireland’s patron saint
Mar 11, 2024
St Patrick – the patron saint of Ireland – is steeped in mythology. Here are 10 things we think we know about the man, known as the "Apostle of Ireland".
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The history of Pancake Day
Jan 11, 2024
British towns and villages often have their own quirky traditions, and few display them quite as ardently as Olney on Pancake Day,...
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Steam Dreams
Jan 3, 2024
Taking a journey back to the golden age of travel, Clare White enjoys the night train to Oxford and back again
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7 of the most unusual Cumbrian traditions
Dec 30, 2023
Made up of the old counties of Cumberland, Westmorland, and Lancashire North of the Sands (Furness), there are some long-standing and unusual...
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A merry berry Christmas: The history of the mistletoe tradition
Dec 12, 2023
Mistletoe hung above the door is often seen as an invitation for a Christmas. kiss, but the plant has a long history,...
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Piel Island: The island with its very own king
Nov 1, 2023
Our writer Emma Longstaff explores a quirky 170-year-old tradition on the Cumbrian Piel Island which has its very own reigning monarch
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Picnics in Britain: A history
Jul 19, 2023
So much more than merely dining alfresco, in Britain picnics offer an insight into the British psyche says Sally Coffey
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The best villages in the Cotswolds
Jun 30, 2023
From honeypot towns to villages that look like they’ve fallen out of the pages of a fairy-tale book, here are the best...
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Coronation of King Charles III and Queen Camilla
May 23, 2023
The Coronation of King Charles III and Queen Camilla took place on Saturday 6 May 2023, at Westminster Abbey. A spectacular day watched by...
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